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2010-02-26 Home Front: Politix

While You Are Distracted by the Summit, Obama Democrats Are Targeting the CIA

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Posted by Sherry 2010-02-26 12:18|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Obama Democrats Are Targeting the CIA

IMO, red on red.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-02-26 13:13|| 2010-02-26 13:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Dems pull provision penalizing intel personnel

The House approved an intelligence agency bill Friday after Democratic leaders hastily removed a provision that would have imposed prison sentences for personnel using "cruel, inhuman and degrading" interrogation techniques.

The controversial provision would have subjected intelligence officers to up 15 years in prison for interrogations that violate existing anti-torture laws, including the use of extreme temperatures, acts causing sexual humiliation or depriving a prisoner of food, sleep or medical care.

Republicans strongly protested the measure when the bill came to the floor Thursday, forcing Democrats to pull the bill in order to avoid an unwanted debate on torture that could threaten passage of the legislation. It was reintroduced Friday with the interrogation provision removed.

The bill, passed 235-168, sets policy and classified funding levels for 16 federal intelligence agencies. The Senate has passed its own version, and differences must be worked out.

The torture provision, introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., defined cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees and provided a penalty of up to 15 years in prison for using such techniques during an interrogation. It also said medical professionals who enable the use of improper treatment could face up to five years in prison.

Posted by Beavis 2010-02-26 13:21|| 2010-02-26 13:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Baghdad Jim McDermott... figures. *spit*

Posted by Frank G 2010-02-26 13:42|| 2010-02-26 13:42|| Front Page Top

#4 - "Exploiting the phobias of the individual"

- Stress positions and the threatened use of force to maintain stress positions

- "Depriving the individual of necessary food, water, sleep, or medical care"

- Forced nudity

- Using military working dogs (i.e., any use of them -- not having them attack or menace the individual; just the mere presence of the dog if it might unnerve the detainee and, of course, "exploit his phobias")

- Coercing the individual to blaspheme or violate his religious beliefs (I wonder if Democrats understand the breadth of seemingly innocuous matters that jihadists take to be violations of their religious beliefs)

- Exposure to "excessive" cold, heat or "cramped confinement" (excessive and cramped are not defined)

- "Prolonged isolation"

- "Placing hoods or sacks over the head of the individual"

google 'frat hazing'. How about addressing something far more widespread in America that involves these acts? Cause it doesn't earn points with the usual suspects? /rhet question

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-02-26 14:07|| 2010-02-26 14:07|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm glad they pulled the provision, but I do think the CIA should be dismantled and rebuilt. Figure out what kind of intelligence and clandestine operations work we need for the 21st century and build that rather than try to keep a dysfunctional agency going.

Posted by Steve White 2010-02-26 15:55|| 2010-02-26 15:55|| Front Page Top

#6 "Figure out what kind of intelligence and clandestine operations work we need for the 21st century and build that rather than try to keep a dysfunctional agency going."

Gawd, not while Bambi, et al., are in charge, Steve!

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-02-26 17:24|| 2010-02-26 17:24|| Front Page Top

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